Bernie Williams
Baseball Player
1968 –
Who is Bernie Williams?
Bernabé Williams Figueroa Jr. is a retired Puerto Rican professional baseball player and musician. He played his entire 16-year career in Major League Baseball with the New York Yankees from 1991 through 2006.
A center fielder, Williams was a member of four World Series championship teams with the Yankees. He retired with a .297 batting average, 287 home runs, 1,257 runs batted in, 1,366 runs scored, and 449 doubles. He was a five-time MLB All-Star and won four Gold Glove Awards. He also won the Silver Slugger Award and American League Championship Series Most Valuable Player Award.
Williams is also a classically trained guitarist. Following his absence from baseball, he has released two jazz albums. He was nominated for a Latin Grammy in 2009.
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- Born
- Sep 13, 1968
San Juan - Also known as
- Bernabe Williams Figueroa
- Williams, Bernie
- Parents
- Siblings
- Spouses
- Waleska Williams
(1990/02/23 - )
- Waleska Williams
- Children
- Nationality
- United States of America
- Profession
- Education
- State University of New York at Purchase
- Lived in
- San Juan
Submitted
on July 23, 2013
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